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b>WASHINGTON/b>: Activision Blizzard, maker of i>World of Warcraft/iand other popular videogames, is drawing fire over its plan to require users of its discussion forums to start posting their real names.

b>LONDON/b>: Skirmishes raged across cyberspace between WikiLeaks supporters and the companies they accuse of trying to stifle the group, with websites on both sides of the battle line taken out of service or choked off by attacks.